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Jacob's Handsby Huxley, Aldous and Christopher Isherwood
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Book DescriptionNew York: St. Martin's Press. 1998. F First Edition. H Hard Cover. Very Good. xii, [2], 141 pages. First publication of the jointly written "fable" (so characterized on jacket upper cover) concerning spiritual healing, set in Southern California, and apparently intended as a motion picture scenario. Introductory essay ("To Heal or Not to Heal") by Laura Archera Huxley. Also notable for the portraits of both Huxley and Isherwood by Don Bachardy on front and rear endpapers. Slight rubbing to edges and jacket; else a near fine copy. Book summaryOriginally intended as a screenplay, this long-lost novella by Aldous Huxley and Christopher Isherwood was written during their sojourn in California in the 1930s. A magical tale set in the 1920s, it provides an incisive look at Los Angeles during the early days of the movie industry.First LineA car is traveling along one of the roads which cross the Mohave Desert, skirting the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Publisher NotesJacob Ericson is a shy, enigmatic, and somewhat inept ranch hand who works for crotchety Professor Carter and his crippled daughter, Sharon, on a ranch in California's Mojave Desert in the 1920s. Other Recommended Books
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